PRESS RELEASE

New Procedures to Obtain Student and Non Immigrant Visas

June 26, 2007

To better serve visa applicants, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja has modified the current visa revalidation program to an appointment-based system and has established a new student visa appointment system.  The final day for the current revalidation walk-in program is Thursday, June 28, 2007.

Beginning Wednesday, June 27th, visa applicants who qualify for the revalidation program may send an e-mail to one of two newly-created addresses requesting an interview appointment.  Within 3 business days, applicants will receive an e-mail response from the Embassy Abuja Consular Section with their interview date. 

Applicants who wish to renew their full validity, multiple-entry, non-immigrant visa that is either still valid or expired within the last 12 months should send their appointment request to AbujaVisaRenewals@state.gov.  The request must include the applicant’s full name as it appears on their visa and the red visa number located in the lower right-hand corner of the visa. 

Student visa applicants should send their appointment request to AbujaStudentVisas@state.gov.  The request must include the student’s full name as it appears in their passport and the SEVIS number, found on their I-20 form.
Continuing students may use either e-mail address to request a visa appointment.

Any visa applicant that has already secured a visa appointment on-line will not be affected by these changes and should honor their existing appointment date.

Please visit the Embassy’s website at http://nigeria.usembassy.gov for additional information and instructions on the new visa revalidation and student visa appointment programs.